Letter Requesting Waiver of Medicare/Medicaid Enrollment Application Fee; Submission of Fingerprints; Submission of Medicaid Identifying Information; Medicaid Site Visit and Rescreening
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Letter Requesting Waiver of Medicare/Medicaid Enrollment Application Fee; Submission of Fingerprints; Submission of Medicaid Identifying Information; Medicaid Site Visit and Rescreening
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On March 23, 2010, the President signed into law H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act), Public Law 111-148. Section 6401 of the law establishes a number of important payment safeguard provisions, several of which have been incorporated into CMS Proposed Rule 6028, entitled "Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIP); Additional Screening Requirements, Application Fees, Temporary Enrollment Moratoria, Payment Suspensions and Compliance Plans for Providers and Suppliers," and published in the Federal Register on September 23, 2010. The provisions are designed to improve the integrity of the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs so as to reduce fraud, waste and abuse.
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Pub.L. 111 - 148 6401
Name of Law: Provider Screening and Other Enrollment Requirements Under Medicare, Medicaid & CHIP
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 148 6401 Name of Law: Provider Screening and Other Enrollment Requirements Under Medicare, Medicaid & CHIP
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
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